Here's a list from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_avant-garde_films_before_1930
On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 11:35 AM, Jonathan Walley <wall...@denison.edu> wrote: > Hi Mark, > > One favorite springs to mind immediately: *Ladies Skirts Nailed to a > Fence* (1899)/. Two women (actually men in drag) stand at a fence > gossiping, and a young scalawag sneaks up behind them, pulls the ends of > their long, Victorian skirts through the slats in the fence, and nails them > to said fence. When the "ladies" notice this, they try to run away, but are > stuck, of course. Instead of moving the camera to either side of the fence > for the two recto/verso views, the filmmakers moved the *actors*. This > variation on shot/reverse-shot is pretty awesome, and the pantomiming of > femininity by the male actors is a bonus. > > I'm sure I'll think of more - this is a favorite topic. > All best, > Jonathan > > On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 11:27 AM, Mark Street <mstreet...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hey All, >> >> Preparing a brief talk on The Experimental Impulse in Early Cinema.... >> thinking about how it ALL was that way by definition early on; an inventory >> of tricks, effusions, failed and successful experiments. >> >> Any favorites anyone can recommend? >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> > > > -- > Dr. Jonathan Walley > Associate Professor and Chair > Department of Cinema > Denison University > wall...@denison.edu > 740-587-8552 > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > -- Janet Benn LINKED IN PROFILE http://www.linkedin.com/in/janetbenn MY WORK - VISUALS https://www.flickr.com/photos/janetabenn/albums <https://www.flickr.com/photos/janetabenn/page1>
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